Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3241

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لاَ يَخْطُبْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ حَتَّى يَنْكِحَ أَوْ يَتْرُكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Yunus ibn Abd al-Ala informed me; he said: Ibn Wahb narrated to us; he said: Yunus informed me, from Ibn Shihab, who said: Said ibn al-Musayyab informed me, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘None of you should make a proposal over his brother’s proposal until he marries her or withdraws.’

Translation notes
  • This version specifies that the prohibition continues until the first suitor marries the woman or withdraws his proposal.